英语词汇“at the drumhead”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In phrases alluding to the (originally and chiefly military) practice of conducting various matters, esp. the enlistment of recruits or the administration of justice, at a drum used as an improvised desk; later also in extended use, with reference to the summary administration of justice. Esp. in at the drumhead.

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1718 Weekly-Jrnl. 26 July 1107/2 The three Regiments of Foot-Guards have all had the Oaths administred to them at the Drum-Head.

1735 Fog's Weekly Jrnl. 7 June Four Guineas, and five Shillings to drink his Majesty's Health, has been offered per Man at the Drum Head, for Recruits to the 2d. Regiment of Foot-Guards.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. ii. 8 A German trooper was transiently smit with the charms of his mother, who..once more received the silken bonds of matrimony; the ceremony having been performed as usual at the drum-head.

1768 B. Cuthbertson Syst. Compl. Managem. Battalion of Infantry xvi. 147 It sometimes happens, that Courts-martial are necessary at the Drum-head, and that the execution of their sentence should be immediate.

1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xli He shall have no judgment but that over the drum-head.

1860 Patriot 2 Aug. 495/2 Their own clothes stolen and sold at the drum-head that they might be accoutred in the Pope's regimentals.

1872 Guardian 11 Sept. (Suppl.) 1153/1 Offenders..can be tried, as it were, at the drum-head, after enduring captivity for not more than six hours.

1921 R. W. Babson Enduring Investm. vii. 70 He will be court-martialed at the drumhead of publicity.

1991 C. Bonwick Amer. Revol. iv. 95 The Declaration [of Independence] was..persuasive propaganda intended to sustain American morale when read at the drumhead.

单词	at the drumhead
释义	> as lemmas at the drumhead b. In phrases alluding to the (originally and chiefly military) practice of conducting various matters, esp. the enlistment of recruits or the administration of justice, at a drum used as an improvised desk; later also in extended use, with reference to the summary administration of justice. Esp. in at the drumhead. ΚΠ 1718 Weekly-Jrnl. 26 July 1107/2 The three Regiments of Foot-Guards have all had the Oaths administred to them at the Drum-Head. 1735 Fog's Weekly Jrnl. 7 June Four Guineas, and five Shillings to drink his Majesty's Health, has been offered per Man at the Drum Head, for Recruits to the 2d. Regiment of Foot-Guards. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. ii. 8 A German trooper was transiently smit with the charms of his mother, who..once more received the silken bonds of matrimony; the ceremony having been performed as usual at the drum-head. 1768 B. Cuthbertson Syst. Compl. Managem. Battalion of Infantry xvi. 147 It sometimes happens, that Courts-martial are necessary at the Drum-head, and that the execution of their sentence should be immediate. 1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xli He shall have no judgment but that over the drum-head. 1860 Patriot 2 Aug. 495/2 Their own clothes stolen and sold at the drum-head that they might be accoutred in the Pope's regimentals. 1872 Guardian 11 Sept. (Suppl.) 1153/1 Offenders..can be tried, as it were, at the drum-head, after enduring captivity for not more than six hours. 1921 R. W. Babson Enduring Investm. vii. 70 He will be court-martialed at the drumhead of publicity. 1991 C. Bonwick Amer. Revol. iv. 95 The Declaration [of Independence] was..persuasive propaganda intended to sustain American morale when read at the drumhead. extracted from drumheadn. < as lemmas
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